相信很多正在投稿或者发表过SCI的小伙伴们在收到编辑部大修(major revision)或小修(minor revision)意见的时候,一定是激动又紧张的。因为这不仅意味着你的文章得到了编辑和审稿人的初步肯定,同时也离成功发表近了一步。
那么对于初次撰写回复信的小伙伴来说,回复信的结构以及如何礼貌回复审稿人意见,这都是我们需要了解和掌握的技能,那么同样地,今天小舟也以真实案例给大家分享一下如何撰写回复信。
Major Revision回复方法
Major Revision(重大修订)是学术期刊审稿过程中的一种常见决定,意味着编辑和审稿人认为论文有潜力,但需要进行一些重要的修改和改进才能符合期刊的要求和标准。
以下是回复Major Revision的一些建议:
1.首先,感谢编辑和审稿人对你的论文提出的宝贵意见。表达你对他们投入时间和精力的感激之情。回复信由cover letter和response letter(这里指的是点对点回复审稿人意见的内容)构成。 回复信的cover letter和投稿时撰写的cover letter有所区别,在回复信中,cover letter起到的作用就是表达对编辑及审稿人的感谢以及阐述自己做的修改,可以参考下面的具体例子。
撰写过程中要注意的事项主要有两点,一是回复信的cover letter最好保证在一页纸上,二是整个回复信最好可以标注页码(并不是所有杂志都需要页码,但是标了总比不标好些),方便编辑或审稿人逐条核对。Cover letter的两种格式在之前的文章中已有提及,这里不再赘述。
2.总结审稿人提出的主要修改意见。确保你正确理解了每一条意见,并在回复信中逐一回应。No.XXXX(投稿编号,每次投稿都会有一个编号) XXXX,XXXX(月份,日期,年份) (部分人会把自己撰写的文章标题也写在开头,这都是可以的,只要全信清晰/信息全面即可) Dear editor XXXX,(此处若编辑部是以具体某个编辑的名字回复的,可以写上具体的人名,如果没有的话就写editor/reviewer) We would like to thank you for your efforts in reviewing our manuscript titled "XXXXXXX", and providing many helpful comments and suggestions, which will all prove invaluable in the revision and improvement of our paper, as well as in guiding our research in the future.
3.对于每个修改意见,给出明确的回应和解释。说明你对修改建议的认可,并阐述你将如何进行相应的修改和改进。(表达对编辑和审稿人的感谢) We have studied your comments point by point, revised the manuscript accordingly. The amendments are highlighted in red in the revised manuscript. All authors have approved the response letter and the revised version of the manuscript. (表达自己的修改是点对点的,且文中有改动的地方已经标红处理,是否采用标红或者插入批注要看杂志的要求)
4.提供详细的回复和解释,以满足审稿人的关切和期刊的要求。引用相关文献或实验数据来支持你的回答,并解释你的修改如何强化论文的质量和准确性。 We hope that the revised version of the manuscript is now acceptable for publication in XXXXXXXX(杂志名称). If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. (这段可以写可以不写,如果开头已经写了杂志名称,也可以省去)
5.如果你对某些修改意见有不同的看法,给出合理的解释和理由来支持你的观点。但是要注意以理性和专业的方式表达,避免争论或过于主观。Thank you again for your valuable comments and suggestions. I look forward to hearing from you soon in due course. (再次表达感谢和期盼的心情)
6.在回复信的结尾,再次感谢编辑和审稿人的指导,并强调你对他们的意见非常重视。确保你的态度积极,表达你愿意全力配合并尽快提交修改后的稿件。 Yours sincerely, XXX(通讯作者姓名) XXXX(部门), XXXXX(单位), XXXXX(通讯地址) Telephone: XXXXX(通讯作者电话) Email: XXXXXX(通讯作者邮箱)
7.最后,对于修改后的论文是否需要再次审稿,询问编辑的意见并确认相关事宜,如再次提交的截止日期等。
总体来说,你的回复应该清晰、有条理,并展示你对修改意见的积极应对和提出合理解决方案的能力。请记得在回复信中保持礼貌和专业,以便与编辑和审稿人保持良好的沟通和合作关系。如果你对回复信的内容和格式有进一步的疑问,建议咨询导师或其他有经验的同行进行指导。
当你收到'Major Revision'的修改意见时,这意味着编辑和审稿人认为你的论文有潜力,但需要进行一些重要的修改和改进才能符合期刊的要求和标准(如果希望不大的话,压根就不会给你修改的机会)。
模板: Dear Editor and Reviewer, Thank you very much for your meticulous review of our manuscript and providing valuable suggestions. We sincerely appreciate the time and effort you have dedicated to this process. In this response, we will address each of your comments in order and provide detailed explanations of how we plan to address them. (以下给出四种应对审稿人问题的回答方式)
1.(List the comment numbers) We appreciate your suggestions regarding the structure and organization of our paper. Based on your guidance, we will reorganize the framework of the manuscript to better present the logical flow of our research. 【审稿人提出文章结构性、逻辑性修改意见是可采用,比如增删合分章节】
2.(List the comment numbers) You have raised important issues concerning the methods and experimental design. Upon careful examination, we have identified areas where the description of experimental details and methodological procedures were insufficient. 【审稿人提出方法模型局限,需要补充实验时可采用】
3.(List the comment numbers) We greatly appreciate your specific recommendations regarding data analysis and result discussions.We will incorporate the revised results and interpretations into the modified manuscript, using the methods you have suggested.【审稿人质疑数据质量、模型可靠性,需要补充验证时可采用】
4.(List the comment numbers) You have mentioned several points and conclusions that require further support. In response, we will thoroughly review our paper and introduce relevant literature and studies to bolster our arguments. 【审稿人提出进一步补充文献综述时可采用】
5.Moreover, we have taken note of your inquiry regarding the need for resubmission and re-evaluation of the revised manuscript.
6.Thank you once again for your careful review and guidance. We highly value your constructive feedback and will dedicate our efforts to address your comments and submit the revised manuscript as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Your Name
以上就是回复Major Revision的基本步骤和注意事项。记住,回复信应该清晰、有条理,并展示你对修改意见的积极应对和提出合理解决方案的能力。同时,保持礼貌和专业,以便与编辑和审稿人保持良好的沟通和合作关系。如果有些审稿人的多条意见是合并成一整段的,那么也没关系,可以先把一整段内容复制进文档,然后自己对意见进行分点作答,只要把握一条原则就是:不遗漏,不回避,回答有理有据,论据清晰可见即可。
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